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I like to visit the Ghost River in Alberta in the Spring, as snow and ice in the mountains are melting after a long, cold winter. Its deep, green colour reminds me of the vibrant freshness of Spring, and the emerald green that represents the heart chakra. It’s here that I spotted the first Crocus of Spring, and it is here that I find peace in my heart. Many of us are feeling grief in our hearts over world events and personal loss. Luckily when you step out into nature, you’re better able to start healing grief, and feel a sense of hope.

Healing Benefits of Resting in the Winter

In the deep of winter, the land and wildlife go to sleep. We can learn from nature by doing as she does. By this, I mean that it’s also a time for us to go inward, fully resting and reflecting on what our life looks like, and how we want it to be.

From a place of stillness, we can more easily manifest the things we want to bring into our lives. But before we manifest what we want, the stillness provides a beautiful space to start healing grief from our wounds.

If we don’t take this space when we are grieving a loss of some sort – a relationship, a pet, a job, a death – then it gets stuck inside of us. This can manifest as physical, emotional, or mental pain. We want to allow the time and space for grief to move through us, fully felt and integrated. Then, when the Springtime comes, we’ll be ready to burst open into a beautiful, flowery bouquet of goodness!

Start Healing Grief By Letting Go of Something

Often when we want to attract new things into our lives, it helps to let something go that may not be true for us anymore. For example, a new friend may come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, as the saying goes. There may be a real purpose for that relationship, but then circumstances shift and change, as they do. You may find that as one of you grows, the other stays the same, and you start to drift apart a little, or even go your separate ways.

It’s important to recognize what you want or need to let go of. Sometimes there’s something you need to let go of, but you cling to it desperately because you want it so badly. Usually when you’re clinging to something it’s probably the one thing you need to release so you can move forward. Identify what it is for you, and then take steps to slowly, or quickly release it to make room for all the great things yet to come to you.

Feeling Through the Loss

There’s no doubt about it that letting go is hard, and losing someone or something that meant the world to you is very painful. Know that grief has no timeline. Give yourself all the time and space you need to really feel the emotions that go along with loss.

As mentioned before, if we don’t feel through the pain, it gets stuck inside of us, in the form of a tense neck, shoulders, tightness in the chest, soreness in the body, or physical illness. It must be felt fully for it to pass through us.

You may think you’ve felt everything and let the grief pass, and then suddenly out of nowhere you burst into tears. That’s okay, just remember to be patient, kind, and compassionate to your wounded self. Also remember that if someone tells you to “get over it”, stand in your own power with the knowledge that your grief has no timeline. For some it takes weeks to get over, for others it takes years, and some never get over it in this lifetime.

Start Healing Grief In Stages

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, there are five stages of grief that you can expect to go through, which I’ll just touch on here as a guide:

• Denial – You refuse to believe it happened.
• Anger – You don’t feel you deserved it. There is blame and hurt.
• Bargaining – You try to keep it together by saying you won’t do this or that anymore.
• Depression – You fall into a deep, dark sadness and grief.
• Acceptance – You know it has happened, and there’s nothing you can do to change it.

You may not go through all the stages, and that’s okay. Your grief is your own, but this may help you recognize where you’re at in your grief process.

It may be hard to think of being joyful when you’re sad, but this article may help you find a bit of light when you’re feeling dark:

Simple Joys When You Have a Grieving Heart

Self-Care Tips

• Don’t Stuff Your Feelings – Avoiding what you feel will only prolong the grief. You must allow yourself adequate time and space to feel all your emotions. Don’t let anyone tell you to get over it when you’re not ready.
• Express Your Feelings – Talk to a trusted friend about how you feel, or write your feelings in a journal or letter to the person you’ve lost.
• Keep Physically Active with a Healthy Diet – It may seem difficult to get your body moving, but even just a daily walk to get the blood flowing, and consuming a healthy diet will keep your grief at bay.
• Spend Time in Beautiful Nature – Make sure you take some long, deep breaths outside in nature. Mother Nature has a great capacity to absorb all your pain. Give your pain to her, visualizing it moving from your hands into the earth. Nature helps us breathe, and just be. So many healing benefits. Mother Earth will hold you when you feel broken and alone.
• Practice Gratitude – When you feel truly grateful for all that you have, you will start to feel more joy, see more beauty, and relax your feelings of grief.

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Start Healing Grief With Self-Compassion

Start healing grief by using this as a guide through your feelings. No one can take your pain away, but if you go inside yourself to really feel it, the emotions will lessen over time. If they don’t, make sure you talk to a professional and get the help you need. Don’t forget to be kind to yourself along the way! Take care!

Lee Spirit is an avid outdoors adventurer with a love for nature, photography, health & fitness, wellness, and spirituality. She helps those who suffer from anxiety & negative thinking to become healthier in mind-body-spirit. Her own personal journey has led her to the  study and practice of mindfulness, health, wellness, yoga, spirituality, sound healing, meditation, and personal development for over 20 years. Get mindfulness, meditation, and personal development tips in her Free Natural Mind Healing Report.